and I said, well that's one thing we've got

[sab]

I am so fucking cranky about the state of the election. I've been offline and I vaguely remember skimming past some sort of friends-list disclaimers about talking politics on LJ -- is it okay that I don't care? This is my LJ. I do what I please, yo.

We're in week four of my DNC fundraising, and the response I'm getting from good, loyal Democrats (as well as enlightened Republicans, independents and moderates who are simply afraid enough of Bush that they're throwing money at the DNC and changing their votes this year because the alternative is just so SCARY) is, of course, "why is Kerry being such a gigantic pussy?"

http://www.johnkerryisadouchebagbutimvotingforhimanyway.com -- thanks, se_parsons



And, dude, it's like, UGGHH. I swear to god, I don't even CARE that Kerry's a ginormous pussy. He's a pussy who's going to confirm left-leaning justices to the Federal Bench. He's a pussy who's going to rescind the goddamned PATRIOT ACT, who's going to roll back those goddamned big-business tax cuts, get us out of the goddamned deficit, help rebuild Iraq. He's going to let me buy my Paxil from Canada and he's going to make sure mom and dad get their Social Security when they retire next year. I swear to GOD I don't CARE if he's the weeniest weenie that ever sputtered out a wishy-washy sentence in front of a crowd of desperate Democrats wishing against hope for ANYONE to lead us out of this FRIGHTENING STATE OF FUNDAMENTALIST FASCISM.

I'm sad. I want, you know, Bartlet. Or Clinton. The "Real Thing" that sends me to wearemany's office in the rain with a shit-eating smile on my face saying "this is it; we're back."

Sadly, this is not it. But, you know, Hillary in 2012 rather than 2008 is FINE by me if it means I'm rescued from four more years of this RECKLESS ENDANGERMENT.

Look, um. My nice Conservative friends. I fully respect your right to a difference of opinion. But seriously, JESUS FUCKING CHRIST, how can you POSSIBLY WANT your library records subpoena'd?! How can you POSSIBLY think it's OKAY to have to turn over evidence about yourself, or your friends, to name names? What could POSSIBLY be positive about rolling back your constitutional rights in favor of, what, armbands? Want to throw me in the Jewish ghetto? How about a national ID card? Do you really WANT to give my unborn fetus more rights than ME? HOW is this a good idea? HOW is this the country we signed on for? Don't we have a CONSTITUTION for this sort of stuff? Do you really want the goddamned TEN COMMANDMENTS to be used in COURT? Are you FUCKING INSANE?

I gotta go to work now, where I've got to make call after call to those desperate folks who, in the absence of an oasis, will drink the sand because they don't know the difference, and convince them that KERRY IS A GINORMOUS PUSSY and that they'd sure as shit better vote for him anyway or else we're deeply, DEEPLY FUCKED.

Um.

We still don't have internet, but we're here at the Leonardo di Caprio public library where good young Leo's kind enough to let me speechify and take out books on how to build bombs and the good librarians of LA county will, responsibly, burn my records before Tom Ridge's people come a'knocking to ask if I Am Now Or Have Ever Been.

This has been a public service announcement from Los Angeles.

We'll try and kick PayPal's ass and see what's what and get back online with a vengeance ASAP. Until then, I have purple hair. Just ask thassalia.

FUCKING VOTE. For Kerry.

Love,
me

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Re: thanks

[leadensky.livejournal.com]

Hey Sab

I'm glad you're still talking to me, when you're not screaming at the ionosphere. That you've said that goes a long way to easing away a load of cranky anger I carried for a lot of today.

I'm still annoyed. Cause really I don't like being called a fascist woman-hating murder, thank you all the same. And I didn't expect that from you.

Nor the array of head-bobbing that followed.

I think perhaps you and I don't share the same view of who our most dangerous enemy is. Or of who makes up the "people on our side that we should talk things out with" vs "people who really want to hurt us." And I think, in this case, you're being dangerously short-sighted. You likely feel the same way about my priorities.

But hon, win or lose, both sides still have to live with each other after the election. Even if Kerry wins, the conservative side of the nation isn't going to up and move to Zimbabwe. A hair of moderation in thought and tone might go a long way to making the time after the election livable.

And as angry as you are right now, I don't think a discussion is a good idea either. So this is all I'm going to say on this, here, for now.

I do totally understand the postive effects of a good, mind-clearing rant. And you did use an lj-cut before calling names, for which, thankyou thankyou, and I really appreciate that.

So. Yeah. God bless America, 'cause she sure as hell needs it.

- hg